Fence-post.



v PATENTED JUNE 25 G. KAUPM-AN: FENCE4v POST. APPLIoATmN FILED o c'T.1a,199e.

E53 Eig yE GEORGE' H. KAUFMAN, PENNSYLVANIA, AssiGNoRfon I To (LZZ-whomA t may con/cern: f

' y UNTTED ysTAf1j -13 s PATENT entren.

- ONE-HALF TO ISAAC A; GRUBBS, OF MARIENVILLE, PENNSYLVANIAJI 4'FENCE-Pos1".

Be it known that I, GEORGE I-I. KAFMAN,

. a citizenfof theUnited States, residing at lthe formation of; a

Marienville, in the county of Forest, State of Pennsylvania,haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Fence-Posts and f Ido hereby declare thefollowing to .be a-iull,v clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such'as will enable others skilled in theart to' which it appertains to make and use the same.'

This invention has reference to fencep'osts,

and especially to devices of that class-'formed from a blank sheetn1etaland provided "with wire clamps for theI attachment. of line wires..

The particular improvements consis 1n lural-ityof notches in the Aweb ofthel post` or the reception" of the. clamps, whereby the position ofthe' several linewiresmay be adjusted with respect to each other," and'y in theconstruction of the clamps frpm mingle mi of s ring Wimtent toform a horizontal V-s ape member'havplace, theapex .of the l,\,l` shapet i member it' ting inthe notches'above' mentioned, and the-iloopgd' Iends thereof extending beyond the; ,3o

outer-face of thewingportionof the post t'o its preferred embodimentgisillustrated inthe accompanying drawings ini-which n `Figure 1 isafront'elevatiin of a fence postl constructed in accordance with the pesen't invention and provided 4Withkthe improved side elevation. Izontal section taken on the'linefi-l of Flg. 1.

v Like parts are designated* by correspond-- ing 'referencenumerals 1nthe several views. v

The fence postgenerally designated 5, is'of apixroxim'ately T sha "e,and is formed from eetmetal blanky oubled upon itselfinvterrnediate ofits lon'tu'dinal vedges to form the web' viportionp, t

eedgev 'portions being bent in opposite directions atright angles to theweb, and constitutiig v the fwingsl 7 of the.

post. AThe web is pro da't itsfouteredge speccation of Letters Patent.Appiimib ma omar 13,1906. sem1N0;ss.795. Y

looped ends extended vertically doWn' `Wardjfand'adaptedtobear againstthe sides ofthe'web of the post when'the clamp is in holdi l PatentedJune 25,1967.

line Wires are each ,formed from a single'strip of spring wire bentintermediate its ends to form the a proximately'V-shaped upper member 9,t e ends' of whichare looped as at 10 and then e'x- Atended downwardly,as at 11,"the extreme lends of such extensions beingv bent inwardlyltoward each other as at 12.

When the clam 's are in place upon kthe post, the loop `13 ormed at theapex of the V-shaped horizontal member o f/each clamp fits inoneofthenotcles 8 in the post web, 'the inbent ends112 of the verticalsidesvof the clamp bearingagainst the` opposite faces-fof the web. In suchposition the looped ends 10 of the, up ver member ofthe clamp projectvsufficiently eyondthe side edges ofthe Wing ,750i the post to enablethe line Wiresl to be passed therethrough. A l y Owing totheconstruction ofthe clam 4s from springlwire, their side members 11 will'bear against the inner face of the post wings 7 Whilethe inbent ends 12ofthe sides bear upon the opposite faces'of'the" web 6,'thus the 'clampsfirmly in placeupon.` the ost', t e reception ofthe loop 13 in the seatormed by the notches 8 serving to further prevent anyV longitudinalmovement .of 'the clamps When once positioned.

W at is claimed isz.- y z 1 In combinationwith 'a T-shapedpost includinga Web-providedwith.l aseres of notches 1n its outer edge, and apair ofoppositely: extendin Wings disposed at right angles .to said. we of aclamp removably secured vto saidpost and comprising ahorizontal V-shapedmember having glooped 'ends adapted to receive the line wires, andvertical'side members adapted to bear against the inner face of -sa1d,wings, the a 4ex of said I prfjecting .beyond theedges' of said wings.clamps. Fi 2 is a rearelevatlon; Figi); is a an Fig. 4 1s al transversevho`ri-f V-sha ed member fitting in one of t e notches insai lweb'. j

2. In. combination A including sa :web provided with agi-'series ofnotches mits `guterv edge, and fa' pair of oppo-` sitely .extendingwings disposedat right 'ang gles Y tol said 'Webv of a clamp removablysecured to-said post'and formed of a single strip 1 of spring "wire,saidv clamp comprising-,ahori- -zontal V-shaped member having' looped,ends u projecting beyond the' edges of said wings i2 l f l 858,345

and adapted to receive the line Wires,I and In testimony whereof, I aiixmy signatyre,` vertlcalslde members adapted to bear against in presenceof two witnesses.

vthe inner face of said Wings, said side mem-A Y l -bers having inbentends adapted to bear` GEORGE H' IAUFMAN' 5 against opposite faces ofsaid web, the apex `Witnesses:

said V-shaped member t'ting in one of the D. J. MURPHY, notches in saidweb. I, A. GROBBS.

